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Laurence Criner(1898-1965)

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Laurence Criner was born on 19 July 1898 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Flying Ace (1926), Black Gold (1928) and Freckles Comes Home (1942). He died on 8 March 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 19, 1898
DiedMarch 8, 1965(66)
BornJuly 19, 1898
DiedMarch 8, 1965(66)
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Kathryn Boyd, Laurence Criner, and Harold Platts in The Flying Ace (1926)
The Flying Ace
6.2
  • Capt. Billy Stokes(as Lawrence Criner)
  • 1926
Kathryn Boyd, Laurence Criner, and Steve Reynolds in Black Gold (1928)
Black Gold
5.9
  • Ace Brand(as Lawrence Criner)
  • 1928
Johnny Downs, Mantan Moreland, and Gale Storm in Freckles Comes Home (1942)
Freckles Comes Home
5.0
  • Roxbury B. Brown, III
  • 1942
Lena Horne in The Duke Is Tops (1938)
The Duke Is Tops
5.4
  • Doc Dorando(as Lawrence Criner)
  • 1938

Credits

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Actor

  • A Flying Ace Mystery
    Short
    • 2022
  • Jackie Robinson in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
    The Jackie Robinson Story
    6.4
    • Minister - Reverend Carter (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Sheila Guyse in Miracle in Harlem (1948)
    Miracle in Harlem
    6.0
    • Albert Marshall (as Lawrence Criner)
    • 1948
  • Ruby Dee and Mantan Moreland in What a Guy (1948)
    What a Guy
    • (as Lawrence Criner)
    • 1948
  • Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham in Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats (1947)
    Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
    Short
    • 1947
  • Arline Judge, John 'Dusty' King, and Mantan Moreland in Law of the Jungle (1942)
    Law of the Jungle
    5.1
    • Chief Mojobo - an Oxford Graduate (as Lawrence Criner)
    • 1942
  • Johnny Downs, Mantan Moreland, and Gale Storm in Freckles Comes Home (1942)
    Freckles Comes Home
    5.0
    • Roxbury B. Brown, III
    • 1942
  • Mantan Moreland in Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
    Up Jumped the Devil
    • Sheriff
    • 1941
  • Veronica Lake in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    Sullivan's Travels
    7.9
    • Churchgoer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Frankie Darro and Mantan Moreland in The Gang's All Here (1941)
    The Gang's All Here
    5.5
    • Ham Shanks
    • 1941
  • Dick Purcell, Henry Victor, and Joan Woodbury in King of the Zombies (1941)
    King of the Zombies
    5.2
    • Dr. Couillie (as Lawrence Criner)
    • 1941
  • Dorothy Dandridge and Mantan Moreland in Four Shall Die (1940)
    Four Shall Die
    4.4
    • Roger Fielding
    • 1940
  • Jeni Le Gon and Kenny Washington in While Thousands Cheer (1940)
    While Thousands Cheer
    8.2
    • Green (as Lawrence Criner)
    • 1940
  • Mr. Smith Goes Ghost (1940)
    Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
    Short
    • 1940
  • Ralph Cooper in Am I Guilty? (1940)
    Am I Guilty?
    5.6
    • Trigger Bennett
    • 1940

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  • Alternative names
    • J. Lawrence Criner
  • Born
    • July 19, 1898
    • Waco, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • March 8, 1965
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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